RYANAIR welcomes EU court confirmation that European Commission failed to investigate Alitalia state aid

  Ryanair has welcomed the EU Court’s ruling which confirmed that the European Commission has failed to investigate state aid granted to Alitalia. Ryanair had initially notified the European Commission of Alitalia’s state aid in June 2006. However, the Commission failed to act and Ryanair was left with no choice but to bring this case before the European Courts. The court’s decision reaffirms the 2011 decision of the European General Court, which also ruled that the Commission had failed in its duty to investigate this “State Aid”. Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said: “We welcome today’s ruling of the EU Court of